Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller (born 2 August 1957 in Glencoe, Maryland) is an American slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 1983), two silvers (C2: 1987, C2 team: 1983) and a bronze (C2 team: 1985).

Lecky Haller
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Merano C2
Silver medal – second place 1983 Meran C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice C2
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Augsburg C2 team

He attended Washington College where he played lacrosse. In 1979 he became an All American honorable mention, and in 1980 he made the first team for All American Lacrosse. Lecky graduated from Washington College in 1981 and until 2012 a 7th grade teacher at French Broad River Academy in Asheville. Now he is a Football, Wrestling, Ski and lacrosse coach at The Asheville School in North Carolina. He is a 15-time National Champion and a two-time Olympian.[1]

Haller also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C2 event in Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 he was ranked Number 1 in the world for men's C2.

In 1988 he won the inaugural overall World Cup title in the C2 category partnering Jamie McEwan, who was his C2 partner until 1992. He was also partnered by his younger brother Fritz Haller and Matt Taylor during his career.

His ex-wife, Cathy Hearn, and his ex-brother-in-law, David Hearn, also competed in canoe slalom for the United States.

World Cup individual podiums

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      Total
C2 2 7 3 12
Season Date Venue Position Event
1989 15 August 1989 Augsburg 2nd C2
20 August 1989 Tacen 2nd C2
1990 26 August 1990 Tacen 2nd C2
1991 25 August 1991 Minden 2nd C2
1992 20 June 1992 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd C2
1993 31 August 1993 Ocoee 3rd C2
1994 18 September 1994 Asahi, Aichi 1st C2
1995 25 June 1995 Prague 1st C2
1 October 1995 Ocoee 2nd C2
1996 16 June 1996 Augsburg 2nd C2
29 September 1996 Três Coroas 3rd C2
1998 2 August 1998 Wausau 3rd C2

References

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  1. ^ "From Sticks to Paddles: Lecky Haller '81". WashingtonCollegeSports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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